Sustainability

Sustainability

Europa Capital, ConvergenCE 1st to commit to WiredScore certification in Hungary

WiredScore, a global certification for technology in real estate, has launched its WiredScore and SmartScore certifications in Hungary. WiredScore already...

Sustainability

GKI: Larger companies more sustainable than smaller

Large companies pay more attention to sustainability than smaller ones, but differences in environmental awareness can also be seen based...

Sustainability

EU Targets Climate Neutrality With Carbon Duty

By last summer, the European Commission presented the Fit for 55 climate action package, the main objective of which is...

Sustainability

New Definition of ESG Adapted to Hungarian Conditions

There has been no centralized guideline for ESG criteria that everybody accepts and can adopt. Therefore, a clear definition and...

Sustainability

Prof Mark Maslin: ‘It’s a life-and-death fight to save the Earth’

Members of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary were given a no punches pulled assessment of the environmental...

Sustainability

Educating Through Better Sustainability, Quality and Technology

You might not expect education to be a theme that crops up often in conversation with a leading real estate...

Sustainability

ESG and Sustainability Central to the Full Life-process of a Development Project

The concepts of ESG and sustainability are increasingly a central issue with regard to tenant specification and staff requirements in...

Sustainability

Corvin Plaza, Kaposvár Plaza receive accessibility certificate

Corvin Plaza and Kaposvár Plaza, both part of Indotek Group's retail portfolio, have received accessibility certification from Access4you....

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MNB adds HUF 100 bln to Green Home Program allocation

The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) on Tuesday decided to raise the allocation for the central...

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Property Sustainability Integrating Into Wider Regularity Systems

With the perceived growing need for third-party accountability, commercial property sustainability accreditation systems are already being designed for various project...

Sustainability

Borrowers sign contracts for HUF 125 bln of Green Home Program loans

Borrowers have signed close to 4,000 contracts for HUF 125 billion of loans in the framework of the Green Home...

Sustainability

HUF 77 bln in Green Home Program loans disbursed in Feb

Banks had concluded 2,519 loan transactions worth HUF 77 billion in the National Bank of Hungary's Green Home Program by...

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CPI Hungary, Energo Hungary join forces for Earth Hour

Earth Hour, initiated by WWF, was joined by Budapest real estate portfolio owner CPI Hungary and new user-focused energy market...

Sustainability

Budapest ONE office building receives WELL, BREAM certifications

The first phase of Futureal Group's Budapest ONE office building, which has already been completed, has been awarded the WELL...

Sustainability

1st AmCham Sustainability Summit Debates the Journey to Net-zero

Put COVID to one side; forget, if you can, the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine. You are left with what we...

Sustainability

The Business Case for Building Less, and Managing Better

Tibor Karsai, managing director of Rustler Kft., explains how coordinated design, investment and property operations can make circular strategies commercially...

Sustainability

Taking Discipline, Perseverance, and Goal-setting from the Pool to the Workplace

In his sporting life, Valter Kalaus was an Olympic swimmer at 18 and, now 56, competes regularly in Masters events....

Sustainability

Summer Heatwave Underscores Need for Urban Responsibility

Real estate sustainability is a top-down mindset: if a landlord’s leadership doesn’t walk the walk, employees won’t, and neither will...

Industrial, Sustainability

Demand for Prime Sustainable Industrial Space Remains High

The Central and Eastern European industrial and logistics markets are seen as an attractive development and investment option, with leading...

Sustainability

Allee Achieves Leading Sustainability Performance Among CEE Retail Properties

Allee Shopping Center has achieved a 5-star rating from the internationally recognized GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) system, ranking...

Sustainability

Apollo Tyres Achieves ISCC+ Certification for Hungary Facility,

Apollo Tyres' facility in Hungary has been awarded the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC+) certification, the company tells...

Sustainability

Lightware Reinforces ESG Commitment with Participation in Girls in STEM Day

Lightware continues to strengthen its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives by fostering diversity, inclusion, and community engagement within the...

Sustainability

Schaeffler Expands Solar Park in Szombathely as Part of Climate Strategy

Schaeffler Savaria Kft., the Hungarian subsidiary of the global Schaeffler Group, has expanded its on-site solar park in Szombathely, reinforcing...

Sustainability

Erste Purchase Proves ESG key to Major Investment Deals

ESG issues are becoming central to transactions at the high end of the commercial real estate markets, as exemplified by...

The Business Case for Building Less, and Managing Better

Tibor Karsai, managing director of Rustler Kft., explains how coordinated design, investment and property operations can make circular strategies commercially...

Taking Discipline, Perseverance, and Goal-setting from the Pool to the Workplace

In his sporting life, Valter Kalaus was an Olympic swimmer at 18 and, now 56, competes regularly in Masters events....

Interior ESG Elements now Central to the Real Estate Industry

ESG interior elements related to building use trends, design, layout, amenities, and property and facility management are now seen as...

Summer Heatwave Underscores Need for Urban Responsibility

Real estate sustainability is a top-down mindset: if a landlord’s leadership doesn’t walk the walk, employees won’t, and neither will...

Cordia Starts Construction of 360° Residential Project

Cordia, part of Hungary’s Futureal Group, is expanding in Spain with the official start of construction of 360° by Cordia,...

Demand for Prime Sustainable Industrial Space Remains High

The Central and Eastern European industrial and logistics markets are seen as an attractive development and investment option, with leading...

ESG Compliance Driving Investment

A sentiment report published by SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) Europe and the University of the Built Environment...

Lurdy Ház Earns BREEAM In-Use ‘Very Good’ Certification

Lurdy Ház in Budapest has now obtained the BREEAM In-Use “Very Good” certification, confirming the complex’s energy-efficient operation and environmentally...

Allee Achieves Leading Sustainability Performance Among CEE Retail Properties

Allee Shopping Center has achieved a 5-star rating from the internationally recognized GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) system, ranking...

Sustainability Pays: International Green Building Week Opens in Hungary

Hungary has joined a growing number of countries participating in International Green Building Week, a global initiative led by the...

ESG Elements Crucial to Sourcing Finance

Commercial lenders have become increasingly influential in shaping ESG practices in the Central European real estate sector, particularly through the...

Apollo Tyres Achieves ISCC+ Certification for Hungary Facility,

Apollo Tyres' facility in Hungary has been awarded the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC+) certification, the company tells...

Lightware Reinforces ESG Commitment with Participation in Girls in STEM Day

Lightware continues to strengthen its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives by fostering diversity, inclusion, and community engagement within the...

Schaeffler Expands Solar Park in Szombathely as Part of Climate Strategy

Schaeffler Savaria Kft., the Hungarian subsidiary of the global Schaeffler Group, has expanded its on-site solar park in Szombathely, reinforcing...

Erste Purchase Proves ESG key to Major Investment Deals

ESG issues are becoming central to transactions at the high end of the commercial real estate markets, as exemplified by...